Electrician salary in Rhode Island
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Electricians in Rhode Island earn a median of $74,090 a year, or $35.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $102,840 a year. That's 17% more than the national median of $63,190, 18th of 51 states and DC.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $20.67/hr
- Jobs in Rhode Island
- 2,420
- After cost of living
- $72,440
- Median hourly pay
- $35.62/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +17%
- Rank among states
- 18th of 51
Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $42,990–$58,410$20.67–$28.08/hr | |
| Journeyman | $74,090$35.62/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $95,700–$102,840$46.01–$49.44/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Rhode Island compares
- Electricians hold about the same share of jobs in Rhode Island as nationally: 4.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $102,840, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $42,990: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do electricians make in Rhode Island?
- Electricians in Rhode Island earn a median of $74,090 a year, or $35.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $102,840 a year.
- How much do electricians make an hour in Rhode Island?
- The median hourly wage is $35.62. The middle half earn between $28.08 and $46.01 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice electricians make in Rhode Island?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.67 an hour ($42,990 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.08.
- How much does a journeyman electrician make in Rhode Island?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $74,090 a year ($35.62 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $95,700–$102,840.
- Do electricians in Rhode Island earn more than the national average?
- The Rhode Island median of $74,090 is 17% more than the U.S. median of $63,190. Prices in Rhode Island run 2% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $72,440 would nationally.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2111 (Electricians), area code 44. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed electricians and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (102.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures